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Educator Tech ToolsFree Databases and Websites
Rebecca James, Area Manager, Nashville Public Library Site names followed by a provide use and/or registration options that do not require a student e-mail
address.
If a is displayed after the site name, the website has a related app and/or is device-friendly.
ReadWriteThink – K-12
Reading, Spelling, ,Creating
K-12 Literacy Skills and Word Study Free and Premium Activities
Easy online comic creation
Spelling, Vocabulary, Writing
Creating & Writing Stories
• Grades 2 - 12• Story Ideas, Conflict and Title Generators
• Conflicts from the Internet PL list of Basic Plots in Literature
• Readability Analyzer and Cliché Buster
VoiceThread for Book Reviews and Other Recorded Presentations
Titan PadPrimary Pad
Collaborative Writing
Pirate Pad
Online Writing LabsGrades 7-16
The Founding College of the University of Toronto
Writing at Colorado State University (CSU)
Capital Community College
Citation Wizard - Offers three Citation Styles: APA, CSE, formerly known as CBE, and MLA. All feature specific templates for citing online Journals, Web pages with and without authors, electronic Books and Databases
Citation Tools
STEM Resources
Math & Science: Geometry
Math & Science: Introductory Numbers, Geometry, Probability & More
The STEM CenterThe Dayton Regional Center for
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
The material in the STEM Center is based on research sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Biodigital Human
The University of Utah: Learn.Genetics
Popular University STEM Websites
Arizona State University School of Life Sciences◦ Experiments & ‘how to’ activities, Body Depot,
Bird Finder, Puzzles, Quizzes, Ask a Biologist
Popular University STEM Websites cont’d
Math Manga K – 12 manga math games• Lesson plans• User guides• Teacher’s create school accounts and
logins for students
STEM Games
Backpack Games Collection of flash games from the web that develop STEM skills for students in grades 3 – 8. Games focus on • Math, Science, Problem Solving • Vocabulary
Games are searchable by • Subject• Cognitive Development skills• Game Genre• Grade Level• Common Core • Next Generation Science Standards
To review lower grade math facts
IXL K-12 Math
National Science Digital Library
Funbrain
Exploratorium
Rhyme & Learn
Newton’s Apple
More STEM
Smithsonian Sites◦ Primary sources to teach American History◦ Historical topics, DBQs and lesson plans
Civil Rights Colonial America Invention Native American History Transportation Westward Expansion
Social Sciences Plus!
The U.S. National Archives Digital Vaults Curated collection of 1,200 items Activities designed to help students discover
connections between primary sources Pathways Challenges provides quizzes
Social Sciences Plus - More Primary Sources
National Archives related resource◦ Docs Teach◦ Seven tools to create interactive learning
activities based on primary sources in the National Archives
Social Sciences Plus cont’d
Hosted by the University of William & Mary School of Education
Students analyze primary source clues and form conclusions
Historical Scene Investigation with Primary Sources
Database of more than 7,000 worldwide primary source documents and images
Sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
World Digital Library
VoiceThread◦Link to Free Account Details◦Slideshare – Classroom use of
VoiceThread
Creation of Online Lessons, Videos, Polls, and Other Educational Creations
Poll Everywhere ◦ Class/audience participates in real time using
browser, mobile phone, twitter◦ Response can be viewed live online or added to a
PowerPoint or Keynote presentation
BYOD
Example of Poll
GedditStudents privately communicate with the teacher throughout the lesson. Question and answer features built into Geddit for comprehension check
Curious.com◦ Online site launched last summer◦ More recently released iPhone app and iPad
version◦ Includes For Kids Only category
Online Learning Sites & MOOCs
Glean
•FIND LESSONSBrowse through thousands of teachers’ videos on Glean, organized by topic, Common Core standard, and teaching style
•LEARN WITH OTHERSAsk questions for peers, teachers, and experts to answer when you’re stuck
•ALWAYS LEARNING ABOUT YOUGlean is adaptable. The more you use Glean, the better it gets at identifying lessons for you
Wolfram AlphaA Computational Knowledge Engine
not a search engine
Computes answers from the Wolfram Alpha store of expert-level knowledge and algorithms to automatically answer questions, do analysis, and generate reports, rather than searching the web
Additional Online Learning Sites
Websites about Websites
• Over 12,000 educator-reviewed web
resources
• K-12; most subjects
•For use with students in the classroom
National Science Digital Library Pre-K through Higher Ed Search by educational level,
resource and subject NSDL does not hold content
directly; lists other sites Provides national educational
standards including Common Core.
Sites about Sites cont’d,
The Last Backpack: Mobile lessons Ed Tech Muse: Tech ideas from teachers Richard Byrne’s Free Technology for Teachers EdShelf: A discovery engine of websites, apps The Curious Librarian – Holly Whitt David Kapular’s blog Technology Tidbits Educational Technology Guy – David Andrade Tek Ninja; Musings on Assistive Technology,
Occupational Therapy, Education by Jim Tignor
Review Blogs; Free Educational Technology & App Reviews
Lesson Paths• An educator site for sharing and curating web
content
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Rebecca JamesArea Manager, Nashville Public Library
615.880.3957 x229rebecca.james@nashville.gov
Contact Information andSlideshare Address
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